2024 Lady Patriots
Congratulations to Hannah Edwards, Kinley Logeman, Hallee Smallman, and Lydia McCraw for being named to the 2024 River-to-River All Conference volleyball team!
Congratulations to the following Massac Volleyball girls for being named to the 2024 Illinois Volleyball Coaches Association Academic All State volleyball team!
Jordan Hansen
Hannah Edwards
Natalie Evans
Kinley Logeman
Alyssa Towery
Kaylee Jones
Logann Miller
varsity record
overall
28-9
conference
8-0
win streak
0
home
11-1
away
6-1
neutral
11-7
jv record
15-4 (6-2)
Freshman record
21-3 (8-0)
IHSA Class 2A Sectional Tournament
Sectional Semi-final @ Fairfield
Loss- Game 1: Carmi (20-25, 22-25)
Despite having a very well executed game-plan, our Lady Pats just couldn't quite finish off either set and Carmi was able to lean on their hard-hitting front line to move on to the Sectional Championship on Thursday.
Kill leaders: Miller (7), Logeman (6), McCraw (3), Edwards (2)
Dig leaders: Smallman (19), Edwards (12), Evans (10), Logeman (6)
Block leaders: McCraw (9)
Ace leaders: Smallman (4)
Assist leaders: Edwards (16), Smallman (2)
IHSA Class 2A Regional Tournament
Regional Championship @ Harrisburg
WIN- Game 2: DuQuoin (25-12, 22-25, 29-27)
The Regional Championship with DuQuoin was an "instant classic"! The 4th match-up this season between these two talented teams lived up to the hype! Our Lady Patriots fought off 3 match points to extend set #3 into "extra innings". With the score knotted at 27 apiece in the game's final moments it was Kinley Logeman serving the game's final point and Logann Miller finishing off the match with a championship clinching kill!
Kill leaders: Logeman (16), McCraw (10), Miller (9)
Dig leaders: Smallman (27), Edwards (18), Logeman (17), Jones (15), Evans (9)
Ace leaders: Logeman (4), Jones (4), Edwards (2), Smallman (2)
Block leaders: Hansen (5), Miller (5), McCraw (3)
Assist leaders: Edwards (30% assist), Smallman (3)
Regional Semi-final @ Harrisburg
WIN- Game 1: Benton (25-13, 26-24)
Seeking a bit of revenge from a tournament loss last Saturday at the Fairfield Invite, our Patriots were poised in the rematch with the Lady Rangers battling to a 2-set win.
Logann Miller led all Pats recording a career-high 11 kills. Lydia McCraw (6) and Kinley Logeman (5) were also strong offensively.
Defensively, Hallee Smallman (28), Logeman (20), Kaylee Jones (18), Hannah Edwards (15), and Natalie Evans (11) were dig leaders on the night.
Hannah Edwards dished out a team-high 23 assists. Smallman chipped in with 7 assists as well.
McCraw was the Massac County leader in blocks tallying 6 in the win.
Fairfield Invitational (Silver Division- 3rd Place)
WIN- Game 1: Casey-Westfield (25-14, 25-16)
Loss- Game 2: Salem (25-17, 23-25, 14-16)
Loss- Game 3: Benton (25-17, 22-25, 8-15)
WIN- Game 4: Staunton (25-23, 25-19)
Congratulations to Hannah Edwards who broke the school record for CAREER ASSISTS in her 3rd match of the day! Hannah has now accumulated 1817 career assists in her 3rd year of Massac varsity volleyball!
Congratulations to Kinley Logeman who was selected to the All Tournament team!
Stat leaders for the Lady Patriots include:
Hannah Edwards- 28% assist, 10 kills, 32 digs
Kinley Logeman- 38 kills, 32 digs, 3 assists
Hallee Smallman- 55 digs, 6 assists
Jordan Hansen- 11 blocks, 6 kills
Lydia McCraw- 16 kills, 8 blocks
Natalie Evans- 28 digs, 22 / 23 serve receive
Alyssa Towery- 13 digs, 34 / 36 serving
Harley Durham- 2 digs, 3 / 5 serving
Kaylee Jones- 30 digs, 6 kills
Logann Miller- 14 kills, 20 / 22 serving
WIN- West Frankfort (25-20, 25-16) - SENIOR NIGHT
The 2024 home finale for the Lady Pats was a total team effort as Massac Volleyball picked up a 2-set sweep against the visiting Redbirds.
Kill leaders: Logann Miller (6), Kinley Logeman (5), Hannah Edwards (5), Lydia McCraw (4), Jordan Hansen (2), and Kaylee Jones (2).
Dig leaders: Jones (16), Hallee Smallman (14), Logeman (10), Miller (7), Edwards (6), Natalie Evans (4), Alyssa Towery (3).
Block leaders: McCraw (3), Hansen (2)
Ace leaders: Edwards (4), Logeman (2), Miller (2), Jones (1)
Assist leaders: Edwards (29%), Logeman (2), Jones (2), Towery (1)
WIN- Anna-Jonesboro (25-23, 25-10)
Massac County played "spoiler" on the Lady Wildcats senior night picking up a straight sets win in the final week of the regular season.
Offensively, Kinley Logeman and Lydia McCraw combined for 20 kills. Jordan Hansen, Logann Miller, and Kaylee Jones combined for 6 kills as well.
Dig leaders for the Pats include Jones (16), Hallee Smallman (15), Miller (9), Natalie Evans (8), and Logeman (7).
Alyssa Towery, Logeman, Miller, and Jones each recorded at least 2 aces in the match.
Hannah Edwards tallied an assist percentage of 34% in the win.
WIN- Carterville (19-25, 25-14, 25-19)
For the 4th straight year, our Lady Pats are River-to-River Conference Champions! It would take a resilient effort on the part of the visiting Patriots after dropping set 1 to the Lions. But as the defense picked up, so too did the Massac County offense leading the way to an undefeated conference slate!
Kinley Logeman was a load slamming down 17 kills to lead all Patriots. Kaylee Jones and Logann Miller combined for 8 kills as well.
Defensively, it was Natalie Evans who sparked the Massac defense picking up a career-high 18 digs! Kaylee Jones (21 digs) and Hallee Smallman (12 digs) were also key defensively.
Hannah Edwards (3), Logeman (2), and Jones (2) were ace leaders for the Pats.
Lydia McCraw was tops in blocks rejecting 5 on the night.
Edwards recorded an assist percentage of 21%.
WIN- Herrin (25-13, 25-18)
Our Lady Patriots pushed their winning streak to 6 games with a home victory over the visiting Herrin Tigers.
Kinley Logeman tallied 11 kills in the win. Lydia McCraw and Logann Miller combined for 12 kills.
Libero Hallee Smallman picked up a team-high 14 digs. Kaylee Jones recorded 11 digs of her own.
Hannah Edwards, Logeman, and Smallman each served at least 2 aces on the night.
Edwards recorded an assist percentage of 42%!
WIN- Harrisburg (20-25, 25-22, 25-15)
"A great team can find a way to win when nothing is going their way," Cliff Easter. That kinda sums up Tuesday night. Enduring a tough night and an excellent performance from the visiting Bulldogs.
Kill leaders: Logeman (14), McCraw (6), Hansen (5), Miller (5), Edwards (3), and Jones (3)
Dig leaders: Jones (20), Logeman (16), Smallman (15), Edwards (12), Miller (9), and Towery (3)
Block leaders: McCraw (6), Hansen (3)
Serving Points leaders: Edwards (11), Jones (9), Towery (7), and Miller (6)
Assist leaders: Edwards (28%) and Smallman (22%)
WIN- Murphysboro (25-22, 25-11)
On the road at the always difficult "Devil's Den", Massac County flexed their collective muscles making a clean sweep of the Red Devils at all levels.
Kinley Logeman was too much to handle offensively mixing up her attacks throughout the match en route to a 15 kill performance. Lydia McCraw put down 6 kills of her own on 11 attacks.
Front row and back row, Logeman was tops for the Patriots picking up a team-high 18 digs. Hallee Smallman (14), Kaylee Jones (10), and Hannah Edwards (8) were also dig leaders for the Pats.
Serving leaders for Massac include Edwards and Alyssa Towery who scored 12 and 7 points respectively from the service line.
Top blockers in the match were McCraw (4), Jordan Hansen (3), and Logann Miller (2).
Hannah Edwards finished the match with an assist percentage of 32%.
WIN- Graves County, KY (16-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-22)
Playing out of state, and by the Kentucky High School regulations, our Lady Pats found themselves down 1 set in a best 3 out of 5 match with the host Eagles. After a few defensive adjustments, Massac was able to come from behind to win the match 3 sets to 1.
There were hitters aplenty for the Patriots with Kinley Logeman leading the way with a career-high 18 kills. Lydia McCraw (9), Kaylee Jones (9), Logann Miller (6), and Hannah Edwards (5) also came up big in the win.
Defensively, libero Hallee Smallman was leader in digs picking up 25. Jones recorded 13 digs, Logeman recorded 12 digs, and Edwards tallied 11.
Serving played a pivotal role in the match with Massac keeping Graves County uncomfortable all night. Kinley Logeman finished the match with 9 total aces with 4 coming in the final set!
After a frustrating first set, our blockers came alive as the match progressed. Jordan Hansen (4), McCraw (4), and Miller (2) were team leaders in blocks.
Massac's assist leader in the match was Hannah Edwards who recorded a career-high 37 assists while amassing an assist percentage of 37%.
WIN- Carterville (25-15, 23-25, 25-16)
Massac was able to overcome a 2nd set "hiccup" by finishing off the visiting Lady Lions convincingly in set #3.
Kinley Logeman and Kaylee Jones combined for 14 kills. Lydia McCraw (4), Jordan Hansen (3), and Hannah Edwards (3) were also kill leaders for the Patriots.
Dig leaders include Jones (14), Logeman (13), Smallman (11), and Logann Miller (8).
Miller and Logeman served up 3 aces apiece with Edwards chipping in with 2 aces of her own.
McCraw, Hansen, and Miller each recorded at least 2 blocks on the night.
Edwards finished the match with an assist percentage of 25%.
WIN- Herrin (25-14, 25-22)
On the road, our Lady Patriots stayed perfect in conference play picking up a 2-set win over the host Tigers.
Offensive balance was on full display as McCraw, Hansen, Logeman, Jones, Miller, and Edwards each put down at least 3 kills.
Defensively, Smallman and Logeman led the way with 11 digs apiece. Jones picked up 10 digs and Edwards tallied 9 in the win.
McCraw was tops in blocks recording 3 on the night.
Edwards dished out an assist percentage of 36%!
Massac Superman Slam Volleyball Invitational
4th Place
WIN- Game 1: Anna-Jonesboro (25-13, 25-16)
WIN- Game 2: Centralia (23-25, 25-13, 15-13)
WIN- Game 3: Carrier Mills (25-10, 25-14)
LOSS- Game 4: DuQuoin (19-25, 25-27)
LOSS- Game 5: Centralia (25-13, 16-25, 12-15)
Our Lady Patriots took a perfect 3-0 pool play record into the finals before falling to DuQuoin in the semi-final and Centralia in the 3rd/4th place match in two highly competitive games.
Congratulations to Massac's Hannah Edwards and Kinley Logeman who were selected to the 2024 All Tournament team!
Stat leaders for the Lady Patriots include:
Hannah Edwards- 32% assist, 33 digs, 7 kills
Kinley Logeman- 37 kills, 38 digs
Hallee Smallman- 68 digs, 7 assists, 31 service points
Jordan Hansen- 11 kills, 3 blocks
Olivia Myrick- 9 digs
Lydia McCraw- 19 kills, 13 blocks
Natalie Evans- 34 digs
Alyssa Towery- 10 digs, 16 service points
Harley Durham- 3 digs, 8 service points
Kaylee Jones- 18 kills, 39 digs, 29 service points
Logann Miller- 22 kills, 15 digs, 3 blocks
WIN- Harrisburg (25-15, 25-12)
Firing on ALL cylinders! The Massac Volleyball machine was in full-force on the road vs the Bulldogs as the Patriots made the full sweep with freshman, JV, and varsity wins!
Kinley Logeman and Logann Miller combined for 23 kills. Jordan Hansen, Lydia McCraw, and Hannah Edwards each recorded at least 3 kills as well.
Dig leaders include Hallee Smallman (14), Edwards (14), Logeman (9), and Kaylee Jones (9).
McCraw led all Patriots with 3 block points.
Hannah Edwards dished out an assist percentage of 45%!
WIN- Murphysboro (26-24, 16-25, 25-20)
Massac vs Murphy never disappoints to be an action-packed event... down to the wire! But our Patriots were cool under pressure in the match's tightest moments to win their first conference match of 2024!
Top Hitters: Lydia McCraw, Harley Durham, and Hannah Edwards each with a 25% hitting efficiency. Kinley Logeman had an 11% hitting efficiency.
Dig Leaders: Hallee Smallman (23), Logeman (21), Edwards (19), and Kaylee Jones (11).
Block Leaders: Jordan Hansen (6), Lydia McCraw (5), and Logann Miller (4).
Setter Stats: Edwards (19% assist), (79% setting)
Benton Invitational Tournament
2nd Place
WIN- Game 1: Sesser-Valier (25-19, 25-18)
WIN- Game 2: Chester (25-20, 25-18)
WIN- Game 3: West Frankfort (25-22, 25-21)
WIN- Game 4: Grayville (25-15, 25-20)
Loss- Game 5: Carmi-White County (22-25, 17-25)
In the school's first time competing in the Benton Invitational, our Lady Patriots represented quite well by finishing 2nd place overall and finding 3 players on the all tournament team!
Congratulations to Kinley Logeman, Hannah Edwards, and Hallee Smallman for being named to the Benton Invitational All Tournament team!
Stat Leaders for the Patriots include:
Hannah Edwards- 90 assists, 33 digs
Kinley Logeman- 35 kills, 24 digs, 11 aces
Hallee Smallman- 60 digs, 5 assists
Jordan Hansen- 10 kills, 10 blocks
Olivia Myrick- 5 digs
Lydia McCraw- 13 kills, 11 blocks
Natalie Evans- 5 / 5 serve receive
Alyssa Towery- 27 / 29 serving
Harley Durham- 4 digs, 2 kills
Kaylee Jones- 16 kills, 63 digs, 6 aces
Logann Miller- 14 kills, 34 digs, 7 aces
WIN- Carbondale (25-18, 26-24)
Massac County used a BIG blocking effort in the 2nd set to pick up 5 needed points fueling a 2-set sweep over the visiting Terriers.
Offensive balance was crucial for Pats as Logeman, Hansen, McCraw, Miller, and Jones each recorded at least 3 kills.
Kaylee Jones led all Patriots in digs picking up 13 in the win. Hallee Smallman tallied 11 digs.
Lydia McCraw was tops in blocks with 4.
Hannah Edwards recorded 20 assists to go with her 6 digs.
Loss- Edwards County (25-27, 16-25)
This match-up lived up to the billing of two TOP 10 TEAMS in Southern Illinois. Unfortunately Edwards County was able to "hold serve" on their home court earning the 2-set sweep over our Patriots.
Kills: Logeman (8), Jones (4), Edwards (3), McCraw (3), Hansen (2), and Miller (2).
Digs: Smallman (14), Miller (5), Jones (4), Edwards (4), and Towery (3).
Blocks: Logeman (3), Hansen (2), and McCraw (1).
Assists: Edwards (19), Miller (1), Smallman (1), and McCraw (1).
River-to-River Conference Preview Tournament
3rd Place
WIN- Game 1: Anna-Jonesboro (25-20, 25-14)
WIN- Game 2: Carterville (25-23, 25-19)
WIN- Game 3: DuQuoin (27-25, 25-16)
Loss- Game 4: Nashville (17-25, 16-25)
Loss- Game 5: Pinckneyville (20-25, 13-25)
Trailing 11-19 against DuQuoin in their final match of pool play, our Lady Patriots orchestrated an epic come-from-behind win to stay perfect at 3-0 in the tournament. Massac was rewarded with back-to-back-to-back games against rested Nashville and Pinckneyville squads.
Congratulations to Kinley Logeman and Hannah Edwards for being named to the River-to-River Preview All Tournament team!
Stat Leaders for the Patriots include:
Hannah Edwards- 77 assists, 9 kills, 35 digs
Kinley Logeman- 39 kills, 42 digs, 23 service points, 11 blocks
Hallee Smallman- 57 digs, 9 assists
Jordan Hansen- 12 kills, 10 blocks
Olivia Myrick- 3 digs
Lydia McCraw- 12 kills, 14 blocks
Natalie Evans- 14 digs, 6 / 6 serve receive
Alyssa Towery- 29 / 31 serving, 6 digs
Harley Durham- 8 digs
Kaylee Jones- 12 kills, 42 digs, 26 / 27 serving
Logann Miller- 18 kills, 27 service points, 39 digs
WIN- DuQuoin (22-25, 25-18, 25-21)
As many would have expected, the match lived up to the hype with both Massac and DuQuoin playing a closely contested match every step of the way. It was an instant classic 3-set thriller with our Lady Patriots playing their best volleyball at the end to clinch the victory!
In set #2, Massac's Harley Durham stepped into the line-up to give her team a BIG lift offensively and defensively. Durham played with "varsity poise" and finished the night with 3 kills and 3 digs.
Also a defensive juggernaut for the Patriots was libero Hallee Smallman who recorded a career-high 36 digs! Kinley Logeman recorded 14 digs of her own to go along with her 5 kills and 3 blocks.
Hannah Edwards was tops in assists with 28.
Logann Miller and Alyssa Towery combined for 6 aces in the match.
Senior, Jordan Hansen, slammed down 3 kills in set #3 in the game's biggest moments while also recording 2 blocks.
WIN- Marion (25-12, 25-17)
In the Lady Patriot's home opener, Massac County used a steady barrage of tough serving to keep the visiting Lady Wildcats off balance and out of system.
Offensively, Kinley Logeman led all players with 10 kills.
Defensively, Kaylee Jones picked up a team-high 10 digs. Jordan Hansen led all Patriots with 4 total blocks.
Hannah Edwards was tops in assists dishing out 17 to go with her 2 kills, and 3 aces.
Hallee Smallman and Logann Miller combined for 9 aces.
Meet your Lady Patriots
Returning lady patriots
Seniors
Jordan Hansen
Olivia Myrick
Manager: Destiny Albany
Juniors
Hannah Edwards
Natalie Evans
Kinley Logeman
Lydia McCraw
Jocelyn McCuan
Avery Mounce
Hallee Smallman
Emmy Walquist
Manager: Mary-Beth Burress